School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 161,779 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
161,779 number
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
134th
of 205 countries
All-time high
556,025 number
in 1976
All-time low
150,702 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 161,779 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China peaked at 556,025 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 150,702 number, in 2018.
Hong Kong, China ranks 134th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 449,099 number | — |
| 1971 | 476,207 number | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 499,836 number | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 517,028 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 530,207 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 543,000 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 556,025 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 554,156 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 548,127 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 537,041 number | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 518,151 number | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 493,909 number | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 468,110 number | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 448,339 number | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 435,331 number | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 431,139 number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 434,605 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 437,632 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 436,771 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 433,484 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 428,558 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 423,052 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 416,215 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 410,245 number | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 407,466 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 410,730 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 420,017 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 429,231 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 259,390 number | -39.6% |
| 1999 | 257,781 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 257,034 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 257,505 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 257,429 number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 257,436 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 257,710 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 258,498 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 259,207 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 256,446 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 249,761 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 240,401 number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 230,394 number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 220,877 number | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 210,344 number | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 198,430 number | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 185,306 number | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 171,205 number | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 157,964 number | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 151,053 number | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 150,702 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 155,002 number | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 161,779 number | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 521,073 number | 449,099 number | 556,025 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 453,747 number | 431,139 number | 518,151 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 386,268 number | 257,781 number | 429,231 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 255,143 number | 240,401 number | 259,207 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,128 number | 150,702 number | 230,394 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 161,779 number | 161,779 number | 161,779 number | 1 |
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More education data for Hong Kong, China
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 65,737 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,678 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 72,557 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 340,877 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 329,780 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Hong Kong, China was 161,779 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 556,025 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,702 number in 2018.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.